radicle

/ˈɹædɪkəl/noun
High School
1

The rudimentary shoot of a plant which supports the cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is developed downward; the root of the embryo.

2

A rootlet.

3

Archaic form of radical.

#archaic

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